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National firm Simpson Millar is to exit private client services except for personal injury and family law as part of a major restructure sparked in part by the introduction next year of fixed recoverable costs.

04.04.2024 The extended fixed costs regime: Confirmation that Contracting Out is permitted The implementation of the new Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) regime in England and Wales on October 1 2023 marked a significant milestone in civil litigation, representing one of the most substantial changes in the legal landscape over the past decade.

Since April 2024, the costs rules have allowed parties to expressly agree that Fixed Recoverable Costs should not apply.

In this webinar, Leslie Keegan of 7BR, and Geoffrey Simpson-Scott of Hodge Jones & Allen, discuss the latest developments in Fixed Recoverable Costs in personal injury and clinical negligence.

On 1 October 2023, Fixed Recoverable Costs were introduced in cases where the damages are valued at between £25,000 and £100,000. In cases valued at over £100,000, Fixed Recoverable Costs do not apply. On 4 April 2024, Fixed Recoverable Costs are scheduled to come into force in relation to clinical negligence claims between £1,500 and £25,000.

Continuing the examination of fixed recoverable costs. CPR 45.9 gives the court power to order sums greater than FRC in “exceptional circumstances”. The applicant’s difficulties are (i) there is no definition of exceptional circumstances (ii) there is a real sting in the tail. CPR 45 Claims for an amount of costs exceeding fixed recoverable costs 45.9.— (1) The court may consider a ...

A brief case study highlighting a fixed recoverable costs table dispute, whereby a Defendant refuted the level of fixed costs recoverable.

Geoffrey Simpson-Scott considers what is next for fixed costs in clinical negligence litigation ‘A useful rule-of-thumb is that the more expensive the average expert report is within a discipline, the more complicated that area of clinical negligence work is likely to be.’ Tremulously clicking the hyperlink to Sir Rupert Jackson’s Supplemental Report: Fixed Recoverable Costs …

17/08/17. At p117 of his Supplemental Report on Fixed Recoverable Costs (31st July 2017), Sir Rupert Jackson recommends that fixed recoverable costs cannot simply be imposed in clinical negligence cases in the absence of also changing the procedural rules. I made this point in “A Practical Approach to Clinical Negligence Post-Jackson” (Law Brief Publishing (2016) . It recognises that the ...

Fixed Recoverable Costs Information e costs apply to some legal cases. “Fixed recoverable costs” mean that the amount of legal costs that you can recover from your opponent is set a n depend on when your case starts. In general terms, if your case started before 1 October 2023, fixed costs are only likely to be relevant to you if y

Recoverable Sums The original level of FRC is now rather out of date, thanks to inflation. As of April 2024 they have been increased slightly across the board (3.2%) and these higher figures apply even where those from October 2023 applied before.

Our medical negligence expert Geoffrey Simpson-Scott discusses the introduction of fixed recoverable costs and no-fault compensation scheme and their impact on claimants.

The procedure, and associated fixed recoverable costs (FRCs), for seeking judicial determination of FRC disputes, come into force on 1 October 2024.

While most clinical negligence cases still remain outside the Fixed Recoverable Cost (FRC) regime following the broad expansion that was introduced at the start of this month, it doesn’t look like they will escape much longer.

CHAPTER ONE – NEW RULES: WHAT IS CHANGING? Current Position To have a better understanding of the new rules that are coming into force regarding fixed recoverable costs (FRC), good practice would be to recap what the current rules are. For more detail, please see ‘A Practical Approach to Clinical Negligence’ (3 rd Edition) 2023, Law Brief Publishing Ltd. It is easy to say that each one ...

What are Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC)? FRC are the amount of legal costs that can be recovered by the winning party at different stages of litigation, from pre-issue to final trial.

The introduction of fixed recoverable costs has brought about a paradigm shift, presenting both challenges and opportunities for those dedicated to upholding the rights of victims and ensuring justice is served. This handbook is a response to the pressing need for practical guidance in the face of these changes.

Geoffrey Simpson-Scott considers what is next for fixed costs in clinical negligence litigation ‘A useful rule-of-thumb is that the more expensive the average expert report is within a discipline, the more complicated that area of clinical negligence work is likely to be.’ Tremulously clicking the hyperlink to Sir Rupert Jackson’s Supplemental Report: Fixed Recoverable Costs …

A recent report on the national law firm Simpson Millar has highlighted the critical importance of law firms maintaining healthy financial processes, particularly in relation to legal costs management and cash flow. In a challenging market, particularly in personal injury where fixed costs were expanded from 1 October 2023 to all claims up to £100,000 in value (and originally in April 2013 ...